Paul
Holding Leah for the first time in such a long time felt so good. I've loved this girl with all I had. It's been so long but this moment felt so right. She belonged here with me, she belonged here where people cared for her, she didn't deserve all that she suffered through those cold dark 9 years. I went beyond to find her and now here she was. All those nights of hard worked definitely paid off, but nothing could top this moment.
Mt torso felt a little wet and I looked down to see Leah sobbing. Sam and Jacob left and I brought her chin up "Leah what's wrong"
She refused to look at me and she pushed me out of her grasp/ my heart sunk to not feel her touch. She looked absolutely beautiful in the white gown Emily put her in and I could not stop staring.
Slowly she turned around and she brought up her wrists. I wonder what happened. Who did that to her? Did she do it to herself? Why did she do it to herself?
I was going to get answers. "You don't want to get with a girl like me" She said looking at her wrists. They looked so…painful. "I thought everyone forgot about me" Her voice cracked and more tears formed. "I thought nobody cared… no one" She whispered and put a hand on her mouth. "Nobody knew the pain I was feeling. I was in such a dark place in my life. One night I remember Demetri. I was 15 and he brought me into this room and all I remember was being drugged and a guy…his name was Alec." She shivered "I don't want to talk about it"'
"Leah, did he rape you?" I asked. Suddenly anger fired up in me and I tried my best to calm myself down. Leah still didn't answer "Did he" I asked.
"Yes" She said. "And after that I convinced myself if nobody cared, then I won't either. Demetri denied it happened but I know I remember. He forces me to not to talk about it or I get hurt"
"Hurt? He hit you"
She slowly shook her head and wrapped her arms around her "Not him but he'd tell Guards too. They went about it willingly. He said he was protecting me. He said if Aro found out how stubborn and disobedient I was in those days than he'd give me worse consequences." She paused and looked down. "I hate that I did this…I just wanted to stop thinking about how horrible my life was. The more I hurt myself, the more I could keep my head off Aro, Alec, and Demetri."
I turned around and hit it the wall leaving a huge dent in it. Leah gasped and fell to the floor "Paul!" She shrieked.
Oh shit! Leah just told me about her abuse and here I was punching and leaving dents in walls. She was scared and I was already messing up. I turned around and helped her up "Leah I-"
"Please don't hurt me"
"Leah, I would never hurt you…I- I'm just angry at what that monster did to you. The next time I see him I'll kill him" I said bending down and balling my fists.
She starting crying again and she looked down and her lap "I know…not just about Demetri or Alec but…I know you won't hurt me"
The sound of her voice sent calming chills through my wolf generated spots. I sighed and looked at her. "No one's ever been able to do that"
She looked at me "Do what?"
"Calm me down….I'm usually the hot head of the pack"
"Pack, oh my moons! Wolfs…I'm a wolf but I've never changed. I can feel it, I don't know why but it always happens in here" She pointed to her heart "I feel it just waiting to get out but I don't know how to release it" She sunk back on her butt.
A memory shot through my head and I smiled. I sat crossed my legs in front of her. She sat with her knees to her chest and her attention was to her thighs. I gently took her hands and she shot her eyes at me. She moved her legs crossed mike mine and allowed me to take her hands. I brought her wrists to me and I kissed them softly and she had one last tear escape her eye.
That was it. Our moment that I've waited for sense forever, nothing mattered but her and me. I forgot about everything than the beautiful girl of my dreams staring back at me. I crawled over to her and wrapped my arm around her shoulder. She leaned into me and grabbed onto my shirt "I have so much baggage Paul"
I brought her chin up to me "Remember when we went to church on Sunday's. The preacher use to teach about casting all our cares and problems to god"
She nodded "Yes"
"Let's do it"
"It's been years Paul, God's probably forgot about me"
"God never forgets his children, above all not you. How could he forget you"
She sighed "It's been years I can't do it alone"
"Who said you had to?"
I day later…
Leah
A day I've been here. Walking around the forest and remembering everything, All the precious memories. I haven't even bothered to think about my parents. I didn't have the strength to cry anymore, I've cried so much I just feel it's time for a new start. I looked back and I noticed Paul was staring and smiling happily at me.
"What?" I said. I had on Emily's pants and shirt for a new outfit. It didn't make sense to shower and wear the same everything.
"I just can't believe I actually did it. I found you and I'm just happy I guess"
I put my arms around me nervous to ask this question, something that's been getting to me for a good day now. "Do you….do you think that Demetri is coming after me?"
It took him minutes to answer and his expression changed. He sighed and looked up at me "Yes, but he's not taking you and again and this is the last place he'll ever look. You're safe"
"But…for now I am…he'll still come back" I said anxious for the answer.
Paul walked up to me "I don't want you thinking about him okay? I've got you the pack is at every corner of the perimeter making sure no trespassers come near. Leah, I will protect you, with my life you know that. I will do anything it is to be done to make you safe. I got you" I nodded slowly and I hugged him and he held me tight against the waist.
"Emily and Sam are throwing a bonfire tonight. You're going to find out what really happened to your mom and what's possibly going to happen in the future. To protect you"
"I get to meet everyone?" I asked.
He smiled "Again, a lot of them remember when you where just a little bean" I laughed.
"I hated when you called me that"
"Oh come on you were the smallest girl I knew on the reservation"
"Smallest but the toughest"
Now he laughed "Yes no doubt about that. I still have a bruise on my left shoulder from your 5th birthday party"
"No way…can I see" Paul turned around and lifted up his shirt and I gasped at the now faded but still visible scar left on his shoulder.
Suddenly we heard and howl and fear crept into and I ducked while Paul just laughed at me "You're safe Leah, I promise"
"Sorry, not every day you find yourself being chased by a psycho and you hear a howl, what is that anyway it sounded like a wolf"
"Yes, it's Seth"
"Seth? Who's that?"
"One of the pack brothers, he's oldest of the pact"
"Why did he howl?"
"Don't know, but whatever it is, it's very important" He picked me up bridle style and ran towards the howl of a very curious wolf.
*Mystery Scene*
"FIND HER! FIND HER! FIND HER…Look Aro might not give a rats ass about her but I do…Those mongrels took her and I want them killed, torture them if you want I don't care but find her. And when you do I want her alive. Leah will rue the day she dared to escape me"
Alec smiled "Caius if I find her first, will you promise me a good time" he winked towards his friend.
"Of course, Demetri also promised me supplements. If you know what I mean" The men in the chapel laughed.
"I'll get my revenge on Paul; I'll kill him slowly and painfully. Him and that little wolf pack"
"They stand no match for our authority" Laurent said with a mischievous smile.
"Now go our first place is Forks…Forks, Washington"
Demetri laughed "Wow, that's where it all started"
Caius laughed "Tell me, my brother"
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